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The Dangerous Precedent of Emotion-Driven Criminal Justice Policy

In a rare bipartisan move, Republicans are backing a tough-on-crime bill by Democrat Stephanie Nguyen that would raise parole eligibility requirements for elderly prisoners convicted of sexual crimes against children to age 65 with 25 years served. This dangerous legislation undermines rehabilitation principles and the constitutional protections against cruel punishment by basing policy on emotional anecdotes rather than data showing elderly prisoners have extremely low recidivism rates.